Today we launched a new Web site for Mougalian Rugs, a store selling antique, one-of-a-kind and contemporary rugs from my hometown of Scarborough, Maine.
Mougalian offers both in-store and in-home consultations. For free.
They also offer rug restoration and repair, stair runner installations, rug appraisals and they can help you buy or sell older and antique handmade oriental rugs.
But what makes me really excited about this site is what you can’t see.
This is the first in a series of portfolio-driven Web sites flyte’s building that allows the site owner to add, edit or delete products in their portfolio or store.
In this particular configuration, the site owner can enter in the rug style, inventory number, a description with a WYSIWYG text box, clickable keywords (or "tags" as you Web 2.0 kids call ‘em), size, price, etc. Mougalian can also upload photos and even mark them as sold.
If someone purchases one online (through a tight integration with PayPal) the site will report the item as sold, but can still show it.
The site visitor can search the store and see close ups of the products. On each page are the clickable keywords, so that I can see other rugs that have been tagged as round, Bidjar, red and ivory.
While Mougalian has hundreds (if not more!) rugs in their physical store, they’ve only begun to scratch the surface in their online store. So if you don’t see what you’re looking for today, subscribe to their email newsletter or give them a call.
Very nice.
You have answered most all of the best questions regarding rugs: What are the best manufacturers? What combinations produce the best aesthetics? I will refer my site visitors to you.
Thanks!